Trump may seek new climate accord

The Ministry said that historically, the USA had contributed significantly to global emissions, and therefore had a moral obligation not only to lead in reducing emissions, but to support poorer economies in contributing to the global effort.

The governor's announcement comes a week after Republican President Donald Trump said he is withdrawing the United States from the Paris compact, an agreement involving almost 200 nations aimed at slowing the warming of the planet.

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States of America from the agreement. "By withdrawing from the Paris climate accord, President Donald Trump chose to put the forgotten men and women of America first".

The decision has drawn a negative reaction from around the world with world leaders vowed to enhance their commitment to the landmark accord. "We don't need India and France and China telling us what they think we should do", Indian-American Haley said.

Republicans are largely optimistic about the economic benefits of leaving the climate agreement, with more than three-quarters saying Trump's decision will help the economy and 73 percent saying it will create more jobs like those in traditional energy than it will cost in the renewable-energy sector.

Organized by Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire philanthropist and former New York City mayor, that coalition would submit to the United Nations a plan to commit to greenhouse-gas limits set in the Paris Agreement, according to The New York Times. On Friday, nobody at the White House was able to say whether Trump believed in climate change.

"There's a reason that President Obama didn't go through the Senate to get this cleared, because he couldn't".

Peduto said he was joining a coalition that intends to uphold the Paris Agreement called Mayors for 100% Clean Energy. "I knew that as a governor". The jobs were not attainable as long as we lived under those regulations.

It has to be seen, the home minister added, in what circumstances the United States president made the statement on the Paris accord.

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is dodging the question of whether the president believes climate change is real and a threat to the U.S.

The top American diplomat said that Trump believes the climate is changing, and he does know that pollutants are a part of that equation. "India will continue to be part of it irrespective of whether the U.S. remains in it or not", Swaraj told reporters while speaking on three years of the Modi government. "But we'll do it under our own terms".